IDAHO OBITUARIES OF ALFORDS
AND SPELLING VARIATIONS
Obituaries are listed
alphabetically by FIRST name. The name of the newspaper (or other source) and
place and date of publication follow the name of the deceased. The Alford
American Family Association (AAFA) has added notes, when available, for each
obituary, including Social Security Death Index (SSDI) data, relationship of
the deceased to other Alfords, and Alford lineage information. Lineage format:
Name, year of birth, state or country of birth. We welcome corrections and
additional information!
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ARDITH WINONA JOHNSON ALVORD
[We published this with the
California obituaries in the Fall 1997 issue, but we are including it here
because she died in ID.]
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
San Diego, San Diego Co., CA—Sunday,
23 February 1997
Alvord, Ardith
W., of Tendoy [Lemhi Co.], Idaho died Tues, Feb. 18, 1997. Service will be held
Wed. Feb. 26, 1997, 1 p.m. at Greenwood Morturary. Mrs Alvord was born Sept.
29, 1929 in San Diego, CA. She and her husband Jack E. Alvord Jr. owned
a concrete company in El Cajon for 35 years and retired to Tendoy, Idaho in
1991. She is survived by her husband Jack of 49 years, daughter Belinda
Christensen, son Barry Alvord, grandchildren Jennifer, Rebecca and Claire,
great granddaughter Rachel and mother-in-law Juanita Alvord....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
confirm the birth and death dates of Ardith Alvord (SS #571-38-8695 issued in
CA). California Birth Index, 1905–1995 (Ancestry.com) lists the birth of Ardith
Winona Johnson in San Diego Co. on 29 Sept 1929. Her mother’s maiden name was
Yerkes.
U.S. Public
Records Index (Ancestry.com) lists Jack E. Alvord, b. 31 March 1930, living in
Tendoy, ID.
California Birth
Index, 1905–1995, lists the birth of John Edwin Alvord in San Diego Co.
on 31 March 1930. His mother’s maiden name was Gebert.
John is listed
with his parents and maternal grandparents on the 1930 census in San Diego
(District 72), San Diego Co., CA, dwelling #63: August Gebert, concrete
contractor age 47, b. KS (parents b. Germany); his wife Laura A. 42 PA; son
Louis M. 21 OK bakery salesman; daughter Juanita G. Alvord 17 KS; son-in-law
John E. 22 MN (parents b. U.S.) building laborer; and [grand]son John E. 0/12
CA. Ages at first marriage: August 25, Laura 20, John 22, Juanita 16.
California Death
Index, 1940–1997 (Ancestry.com) lists the death of John Edwin Alvord on 9 Feb
1984 in San Bernardino Co. He was b. 19 Apr 1907, and his mother’s maiden name
was Bunting.
In 1920 John is
listed with his parents and siblings in St. Paul Ward 2 (District 30), Ramsey
Co., MN, dwelling #118: Justin L. Alvard, carpenter age 47 b. MN (parents b.
Long Island and Germany); his wife Elizabeth B. 38 b. PA; and children: Justin
L. 21 MO hatmaker; Haser R. 14 MN; John E. 12 MN; Frances H. 10 MN; Mildred B.
9 MN; and Hazel E. 3-11/12 MN.
The Mordecai-Warden
Family Tree on Ancestry.com provides the lineage for Justin Lyle Alvord, b. 25
Dec 1873 in St. Paul, m. Elizabeth Philler Bunting on 17 Feb 1897 in St. Louis,
MO, and d. 8 March 1943. He is buried in the Los Angeles National Cemetery as a
U.S. Army Veteran.
Justin’s
grandfather, Justin Alvord, is listed on p. 142 of The Burke and Alvord
Memorial (1864), with his birth date and the notation that he “went west.”
The lineage of
Ardith’s husband: John Edwin 1930 CA1, John Edwin 1907 MN2,
Justin Lyle 1873 MN3, William Edwin 1845 NY4, Justin 1805
MA5, Justin 1763 MA6, Job 1729 MA7, John 1685 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9,
Alexander 1627 England10.
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BERTHA GWENDOLYN HALFORD BROOKS
IDAHO STATESMAN
Boise, Ada Co., ID—Thursday,
30 January 1997
Bertha Halford
Brooks, 78, of Meridian [Ada Co.], died Saturday, Jan. 25, 1997 at home of
natural causes. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Jan 31, 1997
at Cloverdale Funeral Home.... Burial will follow in Cloverdale Memorial Park.
Services are under the direction of Cloverdale Funeral Home.
Bertha was born
Feb. 16, 1918 in McCammon [Bannock Co.], Idaho. She had four older brothers and
four older sisters and one younger sister. She attended school in Montana and
Utah. At age 14, she began her retail clerk’s career. Fifty-five years later,
she retired from retail, at which time she became a part-time price surveyor
for an additional six years. She married Robert Brooks on June 17, 1939 in
Ogden, Utah. The marriage was solemnized in the Idaho Falls Temple at a later
date after their transfer to Pocatello. They were blessed with two daughters
and two sons. After 18 years of marriage, at age 39 in 1957, she was widowed.
She continued to reside in Pocatello, raising her four children and a dog. In
1974 she moved to Meridian where she resided until her death.
She is survived
by her son and daughter-in-law, Doyle and Sheila Brooks of Boise; her daughter,
Karci Walker of Meridian, her daughter and son-in-law, Jacki and Keith Smith of
Meridian, two sisters, Beth Olson of Portland and Edna Smith of Los Angeles,
Calif.; 12 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by her husband, one son, one grandson, three sisters and four brothers....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
confirm the birth and death dates of Bertha H. Brooks (SS #528-10-4583 issued
in UT). See the obituary of her cousin Howard in this compilation.
On the 1920
census Bertha is listed with her parents and siblings in Goshen, Bingham Co.,
ID, dwelling #135: William Halford, farmer age 46 b. UT; his wife Eliza A. 42
ID; and children, all b. ID: Sarah A. 14, Edna E. 12, Joseph W. 10, George A.
4-2/12, and Bertha E. 1-2/12.
Family Trees at
RootsWeb.com lists Bertha Gwendolyn Halford’s parents as William Oliver Halford
and Eliza Ann Ward. William’s parents were Joseph Henry Halford and Emma
Hoskins/Haskins.
The Early
Latter-day Saints website (http://earlylds.com) lists Joseph Henry Halford, b.
14 Feb 1842 in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL. He d. on 20 Apr 1907 in Portage, Box
Elder Co., UT. His parents were Joseph Halford, b. 1805 (d. 6 Jan 1843 in
Nauvoo) and Eliza Crook.
Ancestry.com’s
Millenium File lists Joseph Halford Jr., b. 1803 in Tredington, Gloucestershire,
England. His wife is listed as Eliza Crook, but his death date in Nauvoo is 15
Feb 1843. His father is Joseph Halford. RootsWeb Family Trees identifies
Joseph’s wife as Elizabeth Hopkins.
Bertha’s lineage:
Bertha 1918 ID1, William Oliver 1873 UT2, Joseph Henry
1842 IL3, Joseph 1805 England4, Joseph ???? England5.
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DARRELL HALFORD
IDAHO STATESMAN
Boise, Ada Co., ID—Thursday,
14 April 2005
Darrell Halford
III, 26, Boise, died Sunday. Memorial services will be conducted at 11 a.m.
Friday at St. Paul´s Baptist Church, Boise. Arrangements under the direction of
Aclesa Funeral Chapel.
In
another article:
IDAHO STATESMAN
Boise, Ada Co., ID—Wednesday,
15 April 2005
A fight and
shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead in a Fairview Avenue parking lot
Sunday night could be gang-related, Boise police say.
Investigators are
continuing to look for a group of men suspected of driving into the Albertsons
grocery store parking lot at Fairview and Cole Road, where they beat and shot
Darrell Halford at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday.
Halford , who was
walking near the Fairview-Cole intersection, reportedly shouted out what could
be a gang slogan at two passing vehicles, Boise police spokeswoman Lynn
Hightower said Monday....
"It's one of
several things we are looking at," she said.
Halford died from
a gunshot to the chest, Ada County Coroner Erwin Sonnenberg said Monday.
Hightower said
investigators are not sure if Halford knew his attackers. Halford was walking
with a 15-year-old boy, who later was determined to be a runaway from Utah. The
boy gave officers a good description of the attackers and described the
incident, Hightower said.
Witnesses gave
this account to police:
Halford and the
boy were walking in the Albertsons parking lot when the driver of a passing car
stuck his hand out the window and made some kind of sign. Halford then
reportedly yelled out, "West Side Riders," which investigators suspect
could be gang-related.
Two cars, a red
import model and a black Honda, pulled into the parking lot. Halford ran toward
the cars, and the red car's driver threw a beer can in his face.
At that point,
four to eight men got out of the cars and attacked Halford , beating him to the
ground.
Witnesses heard a
single gunshot and saw a passenger from the red car holding a large handgun.
The men got back into the cars and drove south on Cole Road.
Emergency crews
treated Halford in the parking lot, then transported him to Saint Alphonsus
Regional Medical Center. He was declared dead at the hospital, according to
reports.
Police know
little about Halford . Hightower said he is not from the Boise area but had
lived here for a few years. At the time of Sunday's shooting, he was living in
a Boise motel, she said.
A search of Ada
County court records shows Halford had several misdemeanor convictions but no
felonies....
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DAVID DIOCLETIAN ALVORD III
LEWISTON TRIBUNE
Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., ID—Thursday,
7 September 2006
SAGLE [Bonner Co.], IDAHO—Idaho
native David Alvord III died Monday, Sept. 4, 2006, at Coeur d'Alene [Kootenai
Co.], the result of a lingering lung infection contracted while teaching
English in South Korea. He was 64.
A
sixth-generation Idahoan, a long life in public policy and political work took
him throughout Idaho and for repeat visits to Korea.
He was born Dec.
6, 1941, in Twin Falls, to Rachel Roberts and David D. Alvord Jr. Having lived
in Twin Falls and Payette previously, he graduated from Pocatello High School
in 1959, where he excelled in track and basketball.
He attended
Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., and graduated in political science
from Idaho State University prior to joining the Peace Corps.
He and his former
wife, Rosemary Kirwin-Alvord, served for two years in Korea, were Peace Corps
recruiters in Seattle and later held administrative positions in Micronesia.
David later moved to the Boise area, where he worked in Idaho state government
in land-use planning and on numerous high profile political campaigns in Oregon
and Idaho.
Having become
fluent in Korean, David instructed South Korean air force pilots in the use of
English. Prior to his death, he completed an assignment in South Korea, where
he was teaching South Korean educators methods of teaching English to their
native population. He was in the process of returning to the United States to
make his retirement home in Sandpoint.
He is survived by
his wife, Ann Clark of Sagle, Idaho; daughter, Regan Alvord of North Hollywood,
Calif.; son, David D. Alvord IV of Beaverton, Ore.; sisters, Nan Alvord Hughes
of Bothell, Wash., and Betty Alvord Johannson of Medford, Ore....
Services are
pending.
In
another article:
THE OREGONIAN
Portland, Multnomah Co.,
OR—Friday, 10 November 2006
A memorial
service will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006, in Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
in Portland for David D. Alvord III, who died Sept. 4 of a lung infection at
age 64.
Mr. Alvord III
was born Dec. 6, 1941, in Twin Falls, Idaho. A graduate of Idaho State
University, he served in the Peace Corps in Korea and was a recruiter in
Seattle and did administrative and public relations work in Micronesia. He
taught English to South Korean air force pilots and schoolteachers most
recently, and was retiring to Sandpoint, Idaho, at the time of his death. In
1967, he married Rosemary Kirwin; they divorced. He married Ann Clark in 2004.
Survivors include
his wife; daughter, Regan; son, David IV; and sisters, Nan A. Hughes and Betty
A. Johann- son.
Arrangements by
Yates in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
confirm the birth and death dates of David Alvord (SS #518-44-8989 issued in
ID).
David’s father is
listed with his parents and siblings on the 1930 census in Twin Falls (District
28), Twin Falls Co., ID, dwelling #86: David D. Alvord, life insurance agent
age 56 b. ID (parents b. NY and WI); his wife Statira M. 51 WA; sons David D.
Jr. 23 WY sheep herder; and Norman B. 20 ID; and 4 women roomers, all teachers.
SSDI records show
that David Alvord (SS #531-05-5419 issued in WA) was born 18 March 1907 and
died in Aug 1986. His last residence is listed as Twin Falls.
On David
Diocletian Alvord’s 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card [online at Ancestry.com],
he is age 45, a merchant living in Twin Falls, ID. He was born 17 July 1873.
Idaho Marriages,
1842–1996 (Ancestry.com), lists the marriage of David D. Alvord and Statira M.
Wells on 6 Sept 1900 in Payette, Canyon Co. [now Payette Co.], ID.
David’s lineage:
David 1941 ID1, David 1907 WY2, David 1873 ID3.
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FRANK M. HALFORD
LEWISTON MORNING TRIBUNE
Lewiston, Nez Perce Co.,
ID—Tuesday, 21 November 2006
Graveside
services for Frank Halford , 83, of Grangeville [Idaho Co.], will be Friday at
1 p.m. at Prairie View Cemetery, Grangeville. Friends may call Friday from 10
a.m. to noon at the Blackmer Funeral Home, Grangeville.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show
that Frank M. Halford (SS # issued in ID) was born 4 Oct 1923 and d. 18 Nov
2006, last residence Grangeville, Idaho Co., ID.
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GENE ALFORD
LEWISTON MORNING TRIBUNE
Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., ID—Thursday,
24 June 2004
Gene Alford , 82,
died at his Kooskia [Idaho Co.] home Sunday, June 20, 2004, of a heart attack.
Gene was born
April 7, 1922, at Red Bluff, Calif., a son of Robert and Mary Dinkle Alford. He
lived in Redding, Calif., before moving to Idaho. Gene was a guide in the
Selway area for many years beginning in the 1960s. Gene moved to Kooskia in
1977.
He holds the
Boone and Crockett Club's No. 2 official record for a cougar he bagged in 1989
in Idaho County. His record lion is the largest one in the United States (the
club's No. 1 was killed in Canada). He also received the Sagamore Hill Award
for the cougar. The award, created in 1948, was described by Archibald
Roosevelt, son of club founder President Theodore Roosevelt, as combining
"both hunting and conservation in the way my father had
contemplated." The award has been given fewer than 20 times in nearly 60
years.
Gene was a member
of the Back Country Horsemen.
He is survived by
a brother, Stanley Alford of Gerber, Calif.; and his close neighbors and
friends, the Martin Agee family.
The memorial
service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of
Blackmer Funeral Home in Grangeville.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the Back Country Horsemen.
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HOWARD LEVI HALFORD
[A similar article was
published the same day in TIMES-NEWS, Twin Falls, ID.]
SOUTH IDAHO PRESS
Burley, Cassia Co., ID—Monday,
21 May 2001
BURLEY—Howard Levi Halford,
90, Burley, died Friday, May 18, 2001, at Parke View Care and Rehabilitation
Center in Burley.
He was born Sept. 18, 1910, in Portage [Box Elder Co.], Utah, the
third of six children, to Levi and Lucynthia John Halford. Howard lived in
Portage for the first nine years of his life. In April 1919, he moved with his
family to Burley, where he has since resided.
He married Raida Matthews on Jan. 16, 1930, in Burley. Their
marriage was solemnized in the Logan, Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints on Nov. 23, 1933.
He was a member of the LDS Church, where he was very active in Boy
Scouts. He was scoutmaster of the first six Boy Scouts to receive their Eagle
Scout Award in the Unity Ward.
He enjoyed the outdoors and especially loved fishing. He had a
favorite "no tell 'um" fishing hole, and upon his death took that
secret with him. He always shared the catch of the day with friends and
neighbors. He was a very caring and generous man, giving his time and money to
those in need. He also enjoyed dabbling in gold mining.
He was a farmer by profession prior to engaging in the dry wall
business.
Survivors include
his wife Raida Halford of Burley; one daughter, Joyce Ann Christenson of
Dubois, Idaho; four sons, Harold Howard (Mary Ann) Halford of St. George, Utah,
William Lee (Annett) Halford, Jerry Lynn Halford and Blaine Lamar (Lora)
Halford all of Burley; one sister, Sarah Cleone Zappettini of Tuolumne, Calif.;
and 23 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Woodrow Boyd
Halford and Joseph Thomas Halford; two sisters, Thelma Isabell Gunderson and
Dora Grace Meline; one son, Richard Lyle Halford; and one granddaughter, Raenel
Asher Kenney.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at the
View First and Second Ward LDS Chapel, 554 S. 490 E., Burley.... Interment will
be in View Cemetery.
Friends may call at Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St.,
Burley....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
confirm the birth and death dates of Howard Halford (SS #518-10-032 issued in
ID). See the obituaries of his wife Raida and his cousin Bertha in this
compilation.
Family Trees at
RootsWeb.com lists Levi Halford, b. 6 Feb 1884 in Portage, Box Elder Co., UT,
and d. 26 May 1959. His wife was Lucynthia John, and his parents were Joseph
Henry Halford and Emma Hoskins.
Howard’s lineage:
Howard Levi 1910 ID1, Levi 1884 UT2, Joseph Henry 1842 IL3,
Joseph 1805 England4, Joseph ???? England5.
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MARVIN C. HALLFORD
[A similar article was
published Wednesday, 26 January 2000 in MESSENGER INDEX, Emmet, ID.]
IDAHO STATESMAN
Boise, Ada Co., ID—Friday, 21
January 2000
Marvin Hallford,
79, of Emmett [Gem Co.], died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2999, at home. Graveside
services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Emmett Cemetery.
Pastor Brian Smith of the Crouch community church will officiate. Friends may
call today from noon until 8 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon at the
Potter Funeral Chapel, Emmett.
Marvin was born July
15, 1920, at Wichita Falls, Texas, where he was reared and educated. He married
Dorma Toombs on Oct, 11, 1942, in Texas. They moved to San Diego, Calif., where
he joined the U.S. Navy, and served during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
Following his discharge in 1945 he returned to San Diego where he worked for
the telephone company until his retirement in 1976. They moved to McCall,
Idaho, for a year, then to Emmett.
Marvin enjoyed
refinishing furniture, gardening, and puttering around the garage.
He is survived by
a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Edie Hallford of Helena, Mont.; and a daughter
and son-in-law, Chuch and Sherry Graves of Garden Valley, Idaho; two
grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; and a brother in Texas. There are
numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers and two
sisters....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
confirm the birth and death dates of Marvin C. Hallford (SS #453-12-1748 issued
in TX).
Family Trees at
RootsWeb.com lists the parents of Marvin Clarence Hallford as Chester Irving
Hallford (b. 16 Nov 1892 in TN and d. 1 Jan 1973 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co.,
TX) and Virgie Jane Merrell.
Marvin’s lineage,
from RootsWeb: Marvin Clarence 1920 TX1, Chester Irving 1892 TN2,
Andrew Jasper 1867 TX3, John Harrison 1841 MO4, James
Powell 1812 SC5.
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NORMA LEE ALFORD
IDAHO STATESMAN
Boise, Ada Co., ID—Thursday,
19 February 2004
Norma L. Alford ,
79, New Meadows, died Sunday at a McCall hospital. Services will be conducted
at 2 p.m. Saturday at Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall. Burial will follow at
the Meadows Valley Cemetery.
In
another article:
IDAHO STATESMAN
Boise, Ada Co., ID— Sunday,
22 February 2004
Norma Lee Alford
, 78, died Sunday, Feb. 15, in McCall. Services were conducted at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show
that Norma L. Alford (SS # issued in OR) was born 17 Oct 1925, last residence
New Meadows, Adams Co., ID.
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RAIDA MATTHEWS HALFORD
[A similar article was
published the same day in TIMES-NEWS, Twin Falls, ID.]
SOUTH IDAHO PRESS
Burley, Cassia Co., ID—Tuesday,
16 October 2001
BURLEY—Raida Matthews
Halford, 89, Burley, died Sunday, Oct, 14, 2001, at Parke View Care and
Rehabilitation Center in Burley.
She was born May 23, 1912, in Oakley, the first of nine children of
Jesse William and Hannah Melvina Tinsley Matthews. She attended elementary
school in Oakley, and in 1924 she moved with her family to the Unity area. She
then continued her education in Burley.
She married Howard Levi Halford on Jan. 16, 1930, in Burley. Their
marriage was solemnized in the Logan, Utah,Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ
on Nov. 23, 1933. During her early married life, she helped her husband on the
farm, especially during the planting and harvesting seasons. Raida had the
privilege of raising her family as the homemaker of their home. Here she was
able to spend the much needed time in nurturing and teaching her children.
She loved to cook! She was famous for her applesauce cookies, dill
pickles and the Saturday night hamburgers, which often included the entire
neighborhood. She enjoyed working with her hands and was able to crochet an
afghan for each child and grandchild. Additionally, many friends and neighbors
were recipients of her handiwork.
She was a member of the LDS Church, where she served in the Relief
Society and Primary. She was also active as a leader in the 4-H program.
Raida is survived by one daughter, Joyce Ann Christenson of Dubois,
Idaho; four sons, Harold Howard (Mary Ann) Halford of St. George, Utah, William
Lee (Annett) Halford, Jerry Lynn Halford and Blaine Lamar (Lora) Halford, all
of Burley; a daughter-in-law, Shirley Halford Hubbard of Burley; three sisters,
Bessie (Roe) Groesbeck of Long Beach, Calif., Rachel (Gerald) Larson and Nyla
Larson, both of Burley; and 23 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and two
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded
in death by her parents; her husband Howard, who died May 18, 2001; one son,
Richard Lyle Halford; one granddaughter, Raenel Asher Kenney; four brothers,
Ernest, Earl, Clair and Gene; and one sister, Virginia Bade.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2001, at
the View First and Second Ward LDS Chapel, 550 S. 500 E., Burley.... Interment
will be in View Cemetery.
Friends may call at Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St.,
Burley....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
confirm the birth and death dates of Raida M. Halford (SS #519-72-6114 issued
in ID). See the obituary of her husband Howard in this compilation.
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RUTH E. ALVORD
IDAHO STATESMAN
Boise, Ada Co., ID—Wednesday,
17 September 2003
Ruth E. Alvord ,
92, Boise, died Saturday [Sept 13] in a Boise hospital of natural causes.
Private family burial services will be held in the Morris Hill Cemetery.
Arrangements under the direction of Relyea Funeral Chapel.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show
that Ruth E. Alvord (SS # issued in ID) was born 13 May 1911, last residence
Boise, Ada Co., ID.
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RUTH ROSSBACK HALFORD
THE TIMES-NEWS
Twin Falls, Twin Falls Co.,
ID—Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Ruth Rossback
Halford , 95, of Twin Falls, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, at St. Luke's Magic
Valley Regional Medical Center.
Ruth was born
March, 24, 1911, in Roberts, Idaho, the daughter of Gordon and Anna Whitlatch
Rossback. She was raised in Roberts, Idaho, and married Robert James Halford in
Idaho Falls on April 21, 1945. They lived in Roberts, Idaho, in Lovelock, Nev.,
for a few years, and in 1972 moved to Lake Havasu, Ariz., where they lived
until the passing of Mr. Halford . Ruth then moved to Twin Falls, where she has
since resided. She enjoyed animals, doing embroidery work, traveling and, with
her remarkable memory, was very good at working puzzles. She had a wonderful
sense of humor and was an extremely witty person up until the time of her death.
She is survived
by her two daughters, Janice Lee Gilbert of North Las Vegas, Nev., and Karen
Ruth Lewis of Twin Falls; one sister, Hazel Bailey of Idaho Falls, Idaho; five
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A memorial
graveside service will be conducted at 12 noon Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, at
Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of White Mortuary,
"Chapel by the Park."....
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SILVA GRACE NELSON HALFORD
IDAHO STATE JOURNAL
Pocatello, Bannock Co., ID—Friday,
12 February 1999
IDAHO FALLS [Bonneville Co.]—Silva
Grace Nelson Halford, 85, of Idaho Falls, died Wednesday, February 10, 1999 at
the Idaho Falls Care Center of causes incident to age.
She was born
February 18, 1913 at Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Walter Earnest
Nelson and Mary Ellen Stuart Nelson. She lived in Salt Lake City until the age
of 5, when the family moved to Pocatello. She grew up there and attended Tyhee
School. She married Oliver L. Halford December 17, 1935 in the Logan, Utah,
Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They made their home
in Idaho Falls and Pocatello, where she had been a homemaker and mother. An
active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she served in
many capacities including Sunday school teacher, stake missionary and temple
worker. She was a member of the Bonneville Sheriff’s Posse. She enjoyed the
outdoors, crafts, sewing, singing in the ward choir, singing and fishing with
her children, and playing the piano and organ.
Surviving are her
husband, Oliver L. Halford, Idaho Falls, Idaho; two sons, Eldon Leon
(Shannon) Halford, Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Dannie Lee (Karen) Halford, Idaho
Falls, Idaho; two brothers, Virgil Walter Nelson, Pocatello, Idaho, and Ralph
Vereland Nelson, Pocatello, Idaho; two sisters, Ruby (Howard) Knapp, Idaho
Falls, Idaho, and Betty (Don) Page, Pocatello, Idaho; six grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers,
Ronald Merland Nelson and Lester Earnest Nelson.
Funeral services
will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 13, 1999 at the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, Idaho Falls 26th Ward, 2025 Jennie Lee Drive.... Burial will
be in Fielding Memorial Park, under the direction of Wood Funeral Home, 273
North Ridge Avenue, Idaho Falls.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
confirm the birth and death dates of Silva G. Halford (SS #519-07-23 issued in ID).
U.S. Public
Records Index (Ancestry.com) lists Oliver L. Halford in Idaho Falls, ID, b. 19
Nov 1915.
Possible
family:
On the 1920
census, Oliver’s family is listed in Delana, Humboldt Co., IA, dwelling #44:
Benjamin H. Halford, blacksmith age 31 b. IA (parents b. WI); his wife Adelle
A. 27 IA; and children, all b. IA: Eva R. 5, Oliver L. 4-2/12; and Robert J.
2-7/12. Since this census was taken in January, Oliver’s birth date agrees with
his age.
In 1930 Oliver
and his 2 brothers are listed in the Christian Home Orphanage in Council Bluffs
(District 20), Pottawattamie Co., IA, p. 1B: Arthur Halford 9 b. IA, Oliver
Halford, 13 b. IA, and Robert Halford 11 IA. Their parents were b. IA and MN.
On Benjamin
Harrison Halford’s 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card [online at Ancestry.com],
he is age 28, a married self-employed farmer with a wife and 2 children living
in Burt, Kossuth Co., IA. He was born 8 Jan 1889.
Family Trees on
RootsWeb.com list the lineage for Benjamin H. Halford, who was b. in June 1889,
the son of James H. and Martha R. Halford.
Oliver’s lineage:
Oliver Leon 1915 IA1, Benjamin Harrison 1889 IA2, James
H. 1849 NY3, James 1817 England4.
